KERRI RESSER

Phone 316-***-**** (cell) • ad2h38@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

AGCO Corporation • 3/2016 - Present • Hesston, KS

Sr. Manager, Labor Relations

•Support 900+ unionized shop floor employees and production supervisors, managing employee relations,

enforcing policies and procedures, contract, coaching, counseling, and terminations.

•Participated in the negotiation and ratification of the Contract between the Company and the United Steel Workers.

•Manage the contract adherence throughout the site.

•Manage grievance process utilizing contractual language to respond to grievances.

•Manage attendance policy including disciplinary actions, suspensions, and terminations.

•Manage AGCO Machinist Academy (grow our own) process. Utilizing internal talent to place them in training for machinist positions in the company.

•Manage job bid process awarding employees new job classifications based on seniority and qualifications.

•Managed COVID response and onsite testing for pandemic.

•Manage the sourcing, recruiting, and hiring of shop floor employees.

•Manage onsite career fairs including advertising, instant hiring decisions and onsite physical and drug screens.

•Manage relationship with the Union board and membership.

•Manage employee orientation for site.

•Managed new contract benefit plan communication to employees and spouses including mail campaign, onsite benefit meetings, onsite sign up and Q&A with vendors.

Manager, Employee Relations

•Supported 400+ salaried employees, managing employee relations, employee development, execution of business processes, promotions/demotions in title and wage, reorganizations, enforcing policies and procedures, coaching, counseling, and terminations.

•Managed Worker’s Compensation Program for all employees including return to work program, light duty program, litigations, payout determinations, managing approvals and denials with TPA.

•Participated on committee for Workplace Accommodations (ADAAA).

•Training of employees and managers utilizing the Development Dimensions International

•(DDI) training programs.

•Handled Immigration for the Hesston facility.

•Led and participated in Kaizens and mini-Kaizens for the company.

•Managed implementation of Benefit programs and of new programs for Hesston location.

•Supported the talent management for the Hesston location.

•Managed Salaried recruiting for the Hesston location.

•Managed Employee Orientation for Hesston site – all salary classes.

•Participated on team for USW Contract negotiations.

•Managed reduction in force for Salaried employees at Hesston location.

•Handled severance agreements and delivery of agreements to employees.

•Developed processes and process maps for the Human Resources organization.

•Led team in streamlining hiring process for hourly employees resulting in automation of process.

•Managed FMLA program for Hesston site.

•Led Achieve Zero safety team for Plant 4 to ensure safety issues were being identified and corrected.

•Participated on team to design and implement gainsharing program for salaried employees.

•Coached managers on employee relations issues and partnered with them to ensure the proper actions were taken.

•Participated on team for the Company-wide mentorship program – training on the program and in the pairing of mentors and mentees.

Foley Industries • 2/2015 - 3/2016 • Park City, KS

Human Resources Generalist

•Supported 400+ employees in eastern Kansas and western Missouri, managing employee relations, employee development, execution of business processes, promotions/demotions in title and wage, enforcing policies and procedures, coaching, counseling, and terminations.

•Managed implementation of employee merit process including the creation of the process and testing of the process to ensure proper implementation utilizing Halogen software.

•Managed Functional Capacity Evaluations program ensuring proper pre-employment testing in order to reduce work comp injuries (project in process).

•Handled work comp injuries from point of recordable through closing of the claim.

•Conducted manager HR training for manager meetings.

•Coached managers on employee discipline and helped with decision-making on next steps.

•Managed FMLA, ADAAA, company leave and WC processes ensuring processes are followed and any overlap of processes are managed correctly.

UTAS/Goodrich Cabin Systems/PPI • 12/2008 - 1/2015 • Wichita, KS

Human Resources Business Partner / Human Resources Manager (PPI)

•Supported 600+ employees local and remote, managing employee relations, employee development, execution of business processes, promotions/demotions in title and wage, enforcing policies and procedures, coaching and counseling.

•Handled reductions in force programs for three facilities, closing two facilities, one in Texas and one in Georgia (both fell under WARN).

•Managed requisitions and recruiting for Wichita facility.

•Managed contractors and contractor agencies and negotiated contracts.

Managed union prevention and tracked policies that could affect union participation (EFCA and RESPECT Act).

•Partnered with departments to develop organizational changes, departmental reorganizations.

•Developed process maps and procedures for new and existing HR related processes.

•Partnered in the training of employees and management on repair station certification.

•Created, implemented and managed Repair Station Drug/Alcohol Program.

•Managed DOT/FAA Drug and Alcohol program for repair station.

CCH, Inc. • 8/2008 - 11/08 • Wichita, KS

Sr. Human Resources Business Partner

•Supported 800+ employees local and remote, managing employee relations, employee development, execution of business processes, promotions/demotions in title and wage, enforcing policies and procedures, coaching and counseling.

•Execution of Human Resources business processes.

•Created and implemented mentoring program for talent management group.

•Turnover and headcount reporting – worked with VPs on headcount status and reductions.

•Led a team to review and present reorganization opportunities for the company which was presented to the executive group for consideration.

•Participated in creation and implementation of Innovation program to foster new product ideas across the organization.

Cessna Aircraft Company • 8/1996 - 8/2008 • Wichita, KS

Business Manager, Promotions

•Managed day-to-day operations of three Cessna gift shops, marketing collateral and aircraft models.

•Managed contract of outsourcing gift shop website and the creation of the website to insure aesthetics and compatibility with Company website.

•Managed inventory of stores tracked inventory activity and determined mark downs and sales activity of product.

•Managed budget, sales and sales reporting of stores and reported monthly to Finance to ensure goals are being met.

•Managed vendors to ensure timely delivery and accuracy of product, invoicing and orders pending.

•Managed opening of new stores and creation of web site for Cessna gift shop.

•Managed implementation of marketing collateral project which consolidated all sales.

•Promoted literature from Citation, Single Engine and Caravan to one central location.

•Developed policies, procedures, and processes for Cessna gift shops.

•Participated on multiple Textron Six Sigma Black Belt teams for Sales and Marketing.

Sr. Human Resources Business Partner

•Managed product lines, Marketing and Sales, Corporate and Employee Communications and SAP process in handling Labor Relations, Employee Relations, succession planning, development of employees, progression planning for Bargaining Unit employees, execution of business processes, and other Human Resources duties as needed.

Managed carrying out the issues associated with the collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

•Carried out the CBA in all aspects of the position including progressions, hiring, terminating, counseling, promotions and attendance.

•Conducted process design sessions as needed to aid in the re-organization and re-design of organizations keeping within the CBA.

•Team member for Union’s High Performance Work Organizations and if it would be practical in our facility.

•Led Six Sigma Black belts on projects to better implement the project into the organization by gaining acceptance by those affected by the change.

Employee Relations Representative

•Managed the company objective of becoming a "Top 10 Company to Work for in America." This included administering an all employee survey (in which we achieved a 92% response rate), communicating the results company-wide and acting upon the results to better employee engagement.

•Made recommendations to senior leadership and lead an Employee Engagement Council (a cross functional team that initiates action plans related to the survey results and acts upon them).

•Other duties included special projects for the Executive Vice President of Human Resources, manage 64 metrics, functional Key Performance Indicators, a $15MM budget and employee retention initiatives.

•Served as facilitator/scribe for Human Resources Leadership Team (a team of Human Resources VPs of segments across Textron Inc.).

Orientation Specialist / Recruiter

•Conducted and scheduled employee orientations and handled all new hire information, questions, concerns, and pre-employment information.

•Worked with outlying service centers (nation-wide) to ensure paperwork accuracy and compliance.

•Traveled to outlying service centers to conduct mass orientations.

•Recruited for professional and bargaining unit jobs.

•Attended multiple job fairs and college fairs to recruit for specific positions.

•Worked with relocations and employee moves.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree • Human Resource Management • Friends University • Wichita, KS

AFFILIATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS

Cornell University Certification in Labor Relations

Cessna Aircraft Company/Textron Corporation Human Resources Senior Leadership Team Facilitator

Cessna Management Association VP Human Resources. Certified in Lominger Competency Based Tools

Certified Textron TAP facilitator/coach (GE Change Acceleration Process)

Certified in Bostrom Facilitation Process

Certified in DDI training programs

Six Sigma training program

Member of SHRM

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